# NTSB FTW71FRJ22: Cessna 182, N5986B, Newellton, LA, November 8, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1970
- Place: Newellton, LA · NEWELLTON, LA
- Location: 32.0726° N, 91.2393° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Newellton, LA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0726&lon=-91.2393&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report May 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180215
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FRJ22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FRJ22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2954   70/11/8   NEWELLTON,LA        CESSNA 182          CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 297
        TIME - 1810                    N5986B              PX-  0  1  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MONROE,LA                   NEW ORLEANS,LA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        REMARKS- PLT STATED FUEL PRESS AND QUANTITY DROPPED RAPIDLY. LND IN FLD. NO ENG MALFUNCTION FOUND BY INVEST
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5986B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5986B-1971-03-30), registration cancelled 1971-03-30, S/N 33986, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182
- Registry model: [Cessna 182A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182a) (registry code 2072704) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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